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James McMahon Jr.

West Milford Police Department · 1 record · 2024

Major discipline · 2024[1]

Suspended 6 days
Rank as reported
Officer
Sustained charge(s)
: Operation of a vehicle in a reckless manner
Other sanction
Loss of time
Separated while IA pending
No

Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)

Officer James McMahon Jr. was suspended for 6 days by the West Milford Police Department in a matter resolved in 2024. On June 8, 2022, in the early morning hours, McMahon was involved in a single motor vehicle crash while off duty and negotiating a curve, and his operation of the vehicle was in a reckless manner. The conduct occurred in 2022, but the appeal was not settled until 2024. He was suspended for 6 eight-hour days and opted to forfeit 6 eight-hour vacation days instead of going unpaid.

Synopsis as reported by the agency

On June 8, 2022 in the early morning hours, James T McMahon Jr, while off duty, became involved in a single motor vehicle crash while negotiating a curve. Operation of the vehicle by McMahon Jr. was in a reckless manner. The conduct occurred in 2022 but the appeal was not settled until 2024. McMahon was suspended 6 (8hr) days and opted to forfeit 6 (8hr) vacation days instead of going unpaid .

Compensation and pension

Active member · NJ Treasury YourMoney[2]

This site: records-based match

Base salary (pension basis)
$96,565
Pension fund
Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS)
Reported years of service
15 years, 11 months

How to read this

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Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1261. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  2. [2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 222116, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/.